Open call for interactive sessions

The open call has now closed.

We’re inviting attendees to submit proposals for interactive sessions.

This year's gathering aims to surface and connect participants’ expertise, wisdom, and experience — and open up space to explore challenges and ideas together.

You don't need a polished presentation — but we are looking for sessions with a clear purpose. The strongest proposals will dig into a real tension, open up an underrepresented perspective, or help people leave with new possibilities to mobilise and act together. If you have a session idea that could do that, we would love to hear it.

  • We’re looking to programme 60-90 minute sessions that:

    • Interpret this year’s theme, Turning Together to build what comes next

    • Dive deeper into one of the three programme dimensions (outlined on the home page)

      • New Economic Ideas

      • Openings for change

      • Collective power

    • Centre perspectives and voices (of people and the more-than-human) that are underrepresented in the new economic field. If building what comes next is a collective task, who do we need to bring with and alongside us?

    • Encourage constructive disagreement - tackle a key tension within the new economy field with generosity, care and intention

    • Incorporate play as a route to connection, knowledge exchange and collaboration

  • We welcome proposals in any interactive format, including workshops, facilitated discussions, strategy sessions, skill shares, games, use of the museum grounds and other participatory formats we might not have thought of.

  • To propose a session, complete the form telling us:

    • What you want to explore, and why it matters now

    • How this connects to this year’s theme and programme dimensions

    • What format you have in mind, and what participants will do

    • What you hope people leave with

  • Monday 15th June, 09:00 CEST

  • We’ll let everyone know if they have been successful on 1st July

  • We will review proposals as a programme — not just individually. Sessions will be selected for relevance to this year’s theme, a participatory format (dialogue over presentation), and their contribution to the diversity of the overall schedule — across geography, sector, lived experience, and theme. We may match people to one another if their session proposals align. A strong proposal that duplicates existing perspectives might not get shortlisted, while a good proposal that fills a gap could be prioritised.

    The P4NE and production team, alongside this year’s host, will read all submissions and collectively curate the sessions.

  • P4NE will organise two nights’ accommodation in Bonn for session hosts, and pay for your travel expenses.

    We will share the process for booking travel and accommodation with session hosts in July.